It could also be (partly) caused by inferential distance, i.e. the LW audience can understand Ben’s ideas better because we’ve read more of his recent posts. ETA: or we’re not as familiar with existing counterarguments, which the EAF audience might expect the post to better address.
I agree there are other possible interpretations; mainly wanted to document for myself in case I wanted to reference it later, and it seems potentially relevant, especially if we wanted to go back and interview the voters or analyze the comments.
Additional evidence of boo/yay voting culture: Ben Hoffman’s “Downing children are rare” post (on EAF, on LW, my comment about votes)
It could also be (partly) caused by inferential distance, i.e. the LW audience can understand Ben’s ideas better because we’ve read more of his recent posts. ETA: or we’re not as familiar with existing counterarguments, which the EAF audience might expect the post to better address.
I agree there are other possible interpretations; mainly wanted to document for myself in case I wanted to reference it later, and it seems potentially relevant, especially if we wanted to go back and interview the voters or analyze the comments.